Re: Painful

[Matt Healy <mhealy@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>]

>In no particular order......
>
>1. Mike Bibby (underclassmen) PG - Arizona
>2. Raef LaFrentz PF - Kansas
>3. Miles Simon SG - Arizona
>4. Keion Clark C - UNLV
>5. Paul Pierce (underclassmen) SF - Kansas
>6. Antawn Jamison (underclassmen) SF - North Carolina
>7. Tim Young (underclassmen) C - Stanford
>8. Vince Carter (underclassmen) SG - North Carolina
>
>Out of this, who would we want? Looking at our team, it seems we don't
>have any
>glaring holes in our starting line up. Unless you consider Billups a bust
>already after 4 (!!) games. (If you are one of those, you have no patience)

Personally, I really like Pierce, and do not especially love Jamison,
although he is a fine college player.  Jamison really does not have much of
a shot, but he has excellent rebounding tenacity.  He is not big enough to
dominate in the NBA, and cannot shoot well enough at all.  Maybe he will
progress, though.  Pierce I have liked all along.  I think he's got the
skills.  The others, we'll have to wait on.  Seems to me Arizona players
are riding a bit high do to their excellent performance in the tournament.
Regardless, last year was the year to win the lottery, and we were lined up
to do it.  It doesn't hurt as much as the 1986 draft, but it hurt.

Matt